Mighty Servant
Mighty Servant is the name of heavy-duty ships that are used specifically for the transport of extremely heavy and bulky objects such as oil platforms . These ships are known as semi-submersible ships based on their structural design and functionality.
The special thing about the ships is the ability to lower the loading area below the surface of the water by lowering the entire ship, so that the cargo to be transported can be swum in or pulled onto the deck by tugs. Positioning and balancing the cargo is a risky maneuver; minimal errors can result in the entire ship and cargo capsizing and sinking.
The three ships built so far ( Mighty Servant 1 , Mighty Servant 2 and Mighty Servant 3 ) were built for the Dutch shipping company Wijsmuller Transport , which merged with Dock Express Shipping in 1993 to form the Dutch company Dockwise .
details
The Mighty Servant 1 is 190.93 meters long and 50 meters wide. Their maximum draft is 9.32 meters. The carrying capacity of the ship, which can sink to a depth of up to 26 meters, is 45,407 tons. The maximum speed of the ship is 14 knots . The ship sails under the flag of the Netherlands Antilles (call sign: PJVZ, IMO No. 8130875).
The Mighty Servant 2 sailed under the flag of the Netherlands Antilles (call sign: PJPS, IMO No. 8130887) until her sinking.
The Mighty Servant 3 is 180.5 meters long and 40 meters wide. Their maximum draft is 9.51 meters. The carrying capacity of the ship, which can sink to a depth of up to 22 meters, is 27,720 tons. The maximum speed of the ship is 15 knots. The ship sails under the flag of the Netherlands Antilles (call sign: PJWM, IMO No. 8130899).
Well-known projects
In the USA , the series was best known for the transport of the US Navy frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts : In July 1988 the frigate was badly damaged by a mine in the Persian Gulf. It was decided to repair the Roberts at Bath Iron Works . The Mighty Servant 2 loaded the warship for this in a twelve-hour maneuver and transported it over 8,000 miles to a US port.
Accidents
On November 2, 1999, the Mighty Servant 2 capsized near the Indonesian island of Singkep with a load of almost 9,000 tons of offshore equipment and sank when it ran aground in calm seas, presumably on an unmapped, solitary shoal . Five sailors were killed in the accident.
The same fate befell the ship Mighty Servant 3 on December 6, 2006 , when it listed after unloading a drilling platform off the coast of Angola and sank a short time later in the 62 m deep sea. This did not result in personal injury, and the crew could be picked up by ships in the vicinity. The Mighty Servant 3 was salvaged, then repaired and put back into service by Smit Internationale .
Web links
- Dockwise website with detailed information on Mighty Servant 1 and 3
- Information and pictures about the sinking of the Mighty Servant 2
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mighty Servant 1 - Characteristics ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Dockwise.
- ^ Mighty Servant 3 - Characteristics , Dockwise.
- ↑ cargolaw.com "to uncharted rock probably Caused the capsize of heavy lift vessel M / V Mighty Servant 2"
- ↑ Operator website
